"Seth" wrote in
> _ Prof. Jonez _ wrote:
>>Seth wrote:
>
>>>> Drew was charged with one count of conspiracy and three counts of
>>>> accessing protected computers without authorization to get
>>>> information used to inflict emotional distress on the girl.
>>> . . .
>>>> The indictment says MySpace members agree to abide by terms of
>>>> service that include, among other things, not promoting information
>>>> they know to be false or misleading; soliciting personal information
>>>> from anyone under age 18 and not using information gathered from the
>>>> Web site to "harass, abuse or harm other people."
>>>
>>> Too bad the feds won't similarly prosecute spammers who violate terms
>>> of service.
>>
>>Or usenet posters who post under pseudonymous names ...
>
> That isn't a violation of the Terms of Service of the computer being
> accessed, in general.
This from the Cancel Kingpin of Censorship ... how quaint.
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